Protector for the tread members of shoes



D. MARINSKY.

PROTECTOR FOR THE TREAD MEMBERS OF SHOES.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 9.1920.

1,375,101. Patented Apr. 19, 1921.

' fied, constructedxan-d operating as orm 'nAvrs MARINSKY, on NEW YORK, E. Y. i

' rnorEo'ron FOR T E TREAD MEMBERS 0EsH0Es.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed .luly 9, 1920. Serial No. 394,903.

enable those skilled in'the art'to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to means for protecting the tread members of shoes, and particularly to devices of this class one of which is shown and described in U. S. Letters Patent No. 1,343,329 granted to me June 15, 1920, and the object ofthis invention is to providea protector or protectors of the class described whichare an improvement on that described and claimed in said patent, and which while being particularly designed for use in connection with the toe portion of the sole of a shoe may also be'used in connection with the side edge portions of said sole at any point; and a further object being to provide a device or devices of the class specified which are simple in form and construction, comparatively inexpensive and which may be applied by anyone atanytime to the tread memberof'a shoe; and with these and other. objects in view the invention consists ina device or devices of the class specihereinafter described and claimed.

The invention .is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the 8.000111:- panying drawing forms a part, in which the separate parts of my improvementare designated by. suitable reference characters in each of the views, and in which c Figure 1 is a bottom plan view ,of the front part of the sole of the shoe showing diiferent uses of my improved sole protector; c

Fig. 2 a partial section on the line 2-2 of Fig.1; a i. t

Fig. 3 a view looking in the direction of the arrrow 3 of Fig. 2; v

Fig. 4 a plan view of a sheet metal blank from which my improved shoe protector is formed;

Fig. 5 a view similar to Fig. 2 but showing a modified method of using my improved shoe sole protector;

Fig. 6 a view similar to Fig. 2- but showing another modification in the method of using the protector;

Fig. ,7 a-view similar to Fig. 3 but showing a modification;

Fig. 8 a section on the line 8-8 of Fig. 7 Fig. 9 a view similar to Figs. 3 and 7 but showing another modification; and, I I Fig. 10 a section on the line 1010 of Fig. 9. I In the drawing forming part of this speclfication, I have shown at a the bottom of the front or toeportion ofv the sole of a shoe andat b I have shown two of my improved protectors and the different methods of using the same.

The protector b is formed from a sheet metal blank 6 shown in Fig. 4, Which comprises, inthe constructionv shown, a triangular body portion 79 provided atthe corners of the base thereof with projecting prongs b and the apex of the triangular body portion 6 is provided with a projecting tongue adapted to be folded on a transverse line b, and the apex portion 6 .of the body b uadjacent to the tongue 12 is adapted to be folded on the line Z2 said parts biand b when so folded forminga hook-shaped member If adapted to engage the extreme toe portion of the shoe sale as shown; in'Figsyl, 2, 3, 5 and 6, and also in the modifications shown in Figs. 7 and 8.

The body portion 6 of the blank from which my improved shoe protector is made, while being shown of triangular form, may be of any desired shape or construction and any. preferred dimensions, the only limitation in this direction being that said body portion of the protector should not be wider than the toe portion of the shoe on which it is used. I

In applying the protector to the sole-or Patented Apr. 19, 1921.

tread member of a shoe the prongs b are bent, inwardly so that they can be driven into the'sole tread member as indicated in Figs. 2,5 and 6 a-nd'theparts b and b are formed into the hook member I), as h'erein before 7 described, and in, applying the device to the toe portion of the sole of a shoe, the said device is manipulated so as to cause the hook member Z) to engage and overlap the said toe portion of the sole of the shoe, after which. it is driven backwardly so that said hook member will firmly engage said toe portion after which the prongs b are driven into the sole of the shoe. 1

By c'onstructingthe device, as described, and engaging it with the sole of the toe portion of the shoe, or securing it thereto, as

described, the said device will remain firmly and permanently in place without any other really necessary means for securing it, but I may also provide the part b of thehook member 6 with a prong 0 which is driven downwardly through the toe portion of the sole as shown in Fig. 5, or I may drive a nail inwardly through the part b of the hook member 6 as shown at 0 in Fig. 6, and this will serve as additional means for securing the protector to the sole if such means should be found to be, or be considered necessary. "In Fig. 6, I have also shown the body portion 6 secured in place by nails or tacks 0 In Figs. 7 and 8 I have shown a modification'in which a prong Z is cut from the ma terial of the part b of the hook member 6 and driven inwardly into the end of the toe portion of the sole of the-shoe as indicated in said figures, and this-construction might be used in place of that shown in Figs. 5

. and 6 to' form supplemental or additional means for securing the protector in position. The construction shown in Figs. 9and 10 is somewhat similar to that shown in Figs.

- 7 and8, except that the part b of the hook member I)- is cut centrally and diagonally as shown at e to form a plurality of prongs which are driven inwardly as shown in Fig. 10, after the protector has been applied to the shoe sole so that said prongs aid in bold,

ing the protector on the shoe sole and also prevent any lateral movement thereof. lhe prongs shown at cl in Figs. 7 and 8 and e in Figs. 9 and 10 are,as will be understood, formed integrally with the hook member and this is also true of the prongs 0 shown in Fig. 5, and all these prongs as do also the nail or nails 0 when the latter are used,

prevent any lateral movement of the protector.

My improved protector while being, as hereinbefore stated, designed particularly for use in connection with the toe portion of the sole or tread members of the shoe may, as will be understood, be used in connection with any part of either side edge portion of the sole or tread members for protecting the same at such places; and in ig. 1 I have shown one of the protectors so applied to one side edge portion of the sole.

shoe protector over other devices of its class is found in the fact that it may be applied to the toe portion of a shoe sole of any shape, whether pointed, rounded or broad, and it may also be applied to the side edge porbody portion of the protector maybe of any desired shape, form and dimensions; and a further distinctive advantage being that when the device is'in use it is invisible" or approximately so, the hookmember Zfbeing all that can be seen, and this hook member 6 may be so formed as to render it almost invisible when the protector is driven firmly into position.

I am fully aware o'f the fact that many devices of a character similar to mine and for a purpose slmilar have heretofore been made and used, but no such device having' the distinctive features of my protector and the advantages thereof hav heretoforebeen known orused within my knowledge, and while I have shownanddescribedthe" preferred shape and form of my improved protector and the construction thereof, my invention is not limited to all the details herein setout', and changes therein and modifications thereof may be made, within'the scope of the appended claim, without departing from the spirit ofmy invention or sacrificin its advantages. Iaving fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is I Y "A tread protector of the class described composed of a triangular sheet 'ofmetal, one

that part of the tread member to be protected, and means at the other corner por tions of said sheet for securing the same to the bottom face of the tread member.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name in presence of the subscribing witnessesythis 7th dayof July, 1920. v ,DAVIS MARINSKY. Witnesses:

C. E. MULREANY,

H. E. THOMPSON. 

